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<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en-US" dir="ltr"> <head> <base href="../../../../"> <noscript><meta http-equiv="refresh" content="0; URL=../../../../en-US/noscript.html"></noscript> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"> <title>Conversion of measurement units</title> <link rel="shortcut icon" href="media/navigation/favicon.ico"> <link type="text/css" href="normalize.css" rel="Stylesheet"> <link type="text/css" href="prism.css" rel="Stylesheet"> <link type="text/css" href="default.css" rel="Stylesheet"> <script type="text/javascript" src="polyfills.js"></script><script type="text/javascript" src="languages.js"></script><script type="text/javascript" src="en-US/langnames.js"></script><script type="text/javascript" src="flexsearch.debug.js"></script><script type="text/javascript" src="prism.js"></script><script type="text/javascript" src="help2.js" defer></script><script type="text/javascript" src="a11y-toggle.js" defer></script><script type="text/javascript" src="paginathing.js" defer></script><script type="text/javascript" src="en-US/bookmarks.js" defer></script><script type="text/javascript" src="en-US/contents.js" defer></script><script type="text/javascript" src="help.js" defer></script><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width,initial-scale=1"> </head> <body> <header id="TopLeftHeader"><a class="symbol" href="en-US/text/shared/05/new_help.html"><div></div></a><a class="logo" href="en-US/text/shared/05/new_help.html"><p dir="auto">LibreOffice 24.2 Help</p></a><div class="dropdowns"><div class="modules"> <button type="button" data-a11y-toggle="modules-nav" id="modules" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="modules-nav">Module</button><nav id="modules-nav" hidden=""></nav> </div></div></header><aside class="leftside"><input id="accordion-1" name="accordion-menu" type="checkbox"><label for="accordion-1" dir="auto">Contents</label><div id="Contents" class="contents-treeview"></div></aside><div id="SearchFrame"><div id="Bookmarks"> <input id="search-bar" type="search" class="search" placeholder="Search in bookmarks for all modules" dir="auto"><div class="nav-container" tabindex="0"><nav class="index" dir="auto"></nav></div> </div></div> <div id="DisplayArea" itemprop="softwareHelp" itemscope="true" itemtype="http://schema.org/SoftwareApplication"> <a name="measurement_units"></a> <a name="bm_id3147543"></a><meta itemprop="keywords" content="measurement units, converting"> <meta itemprop="keywords" content="units, converting"> <meta itemprop="keywords" content="converting,metrics"> <meta itemprop="keywords" content="metrics,converting"> <h1 id="hd_id3147543" dir="auto">Conversion of measurement units</h1> <p id="par_idN1069F" class="paragraph" dir="auto">In some dialogs, you can enter measurement values into input boxes. If you just enter a numerical value, the default measurement unit is used.</p> <p id="par_idN106A2" class="paragraph" dir="auto">You define the default measurement unit for Writer text documents in the dialog that you get by choosing <span id="swlnsystextshared0000000003xml_1" class="switchinline"><span hidden="true" id="MACtextshared0000000003xml_1" class="MAC"><span class="emph">LibreOffice - Preferences</span></span><span hidden="true" id="defaulttextshared0000000003xml_1"><span class="emph">Tools - Options</span></span></span><span class="emph"> - LibreOffice Writer - General</span>. For Calc, Draw, and Impress, you open a document of that type and then open the appropriate <span class="emph">General</span> page as for Writer.</p> <p id="par_idN106AD" class="paragraph" dir="auto">In input boxes for length units you can also add the unit abbreviation according to the following list:</p> <table border="1" class="" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <th rowspan="" colspan="" class="tableheadcell" dir="auto"> <p id="par_idN106BA" class="tableheadintable" dir="auto">Unit abbreviation</p> </th> <th rowspan="" colspan="" class="tableheadcell" dir="auto"> <p id="par_idN106C0" class="tableheadintable" dir="auto">Explanation</p> </th> </tr> <tr> <td rowspan="" colspan="" dir="auto"> <p id="par_idN106C7" class="tablecontentintable" dir="auto">mm</p> </td> <td rowspan="" colspan="" dir="auto"> <p id="par_idN106CD" class="tablecontentintable" dir="auto">Millimeter</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td rowspan="" colspan="" dir="auto"> <p id="par_idN106D4" class="tablecontentintable" dir="auto">cm</p> </td> <td rowspan="" colspan="" dir="auto"> <p id="par_idN106DA" class="tablecontentintable" dir="auto">Centimeter</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td rowspan="" colspan="" dir="auto"> <p id="par_idN106E1" class="tablecontentintable" dir="auto">in or ″</p> </td> <td rowspan="" colspan="" dir="auto"> <p id="par_idN106E7" class="tablecontentintable" dir="auto">Inch</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td rowspan="" colspan="" dir="auto"> <p id="par_idN106EE" class="tablecontentintable" dir="auto">pi</p> </td> <td rowspan="" colspan="" dir="auto"> <p id="par_idN106F4" class="tablecontentintable" dir="auto">Pica</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td rowspan="" colspan="" dir="auto"> <p id="par_idN106FB" class="tablecontentintable" dir="auto">pt</p> </td> <td rowspan="" colspan="" dir="auto"> <p id="par_idN10701" class="tablecontentintable" dir="auto">Point</p> </td> </tr> </table> <br> <p id="par_idN10704" class="paragraph" dir="auto">The following formulas convert the units:</p> <ul itemprop="Unordered" itemscope="true" itemtype="http://schema.org/ItemList" dir="auto"> <li itemprop="itemListElement" itemscope="true" itemtype="http://schema.org/ItemListUnordered" dir="auto"> <p id="par_idN1070A" class="paragraph" dir="auto">1 cm = 10 mm</p> </li> <li itemprop="itemListElement" itemscope="true" itemtype="http://schema.org/ItemListUnordered" dir="auto"> <p id="par_idN1070E" class="paragraph" dir="auto">1 inch = 2.54 cm</p> </li> <li itemprop="itemListElement" itemscope="true" itemtype="http://schema.org/ItemListUnordered" dir="auto"> <p id="par_idN10712" class="paragraph" dir="auto">1 inch = 6 Pica = 72 Point</p> </li> </ul> <p id="par_idN10715" class="paragraph" dir="auto">For example, in a text document, open <span class="emph">Format - Paragraph - Indents & Spacing</span>. To indent the current paragraph by one inch, enter <span class="literal">1 in</span> or <span class="literal">1"</span> into the "Before text" box. 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